diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index 16db8902c..a4542879e 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 16db8902c4b1aeb445057ee070ffc795d4d7774c
+Subproject commit a4542879e2d16fecc45605f2ac90d8a68f167657
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7567c1527..e44277789 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v3.0.0-alpha3-137-g0b80252d9
+v3.0.0-alpha3-148-g95f7f3c6e
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index e5fbe20ac..43398d0ad 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #define PETSC_MAJOR 3
 #define PETSC_MINOR_MIN 12
-#define PETSC_MINOR_MAX 15
+#define PETSC_MINOR_MAX 14
 
 module DAMASK_interface
   use, intrinsic :: ISO_fortran_env